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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sanders says that it is unclear why Jesus didn't do what when he learned the soldiers were after him?
(a) Stay where he was.
(b) Speak with Pilate.
(c) Fight.
(d) Flee.

2. One view of the scene at the Temple is that Jesus predicted what?
(a) The end of the world.
(b) Fall of the government.
(c) His death.
(d) The fall of the Temple.

3. How were miracle workers probably treated in ancient times?
(a) They were arrested.
(b) They were ridiculed.
(c) They were feared.
(d) They were celebrated.

4. About which fact of Jesus' life is there no conflict?
(a) Jesus' date of birth.
(b) The place where Jesus lived.
(c) Jesus' date of death.
(d) Jesus' conflict in the Temple.

5. Some people say Jesus was instantly what after the resurrection?
(a) Exonerated.
(b) Sent to Heaven.
(c) Universally accepted.
(d) Recognizable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who revised the book "Antiquities of the Jews" and may have changed the text of the book?

2. Who tried to talk Pilate into letting Jesus go free?

3. How were the stories in the Gospels originally shared?

4. What aspects of Jesus' life does the author claim he will attempt to explain?

5. What problem with the Gospels makes it hard to determine the date of Jesus' birth?

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